#Occupational safety
Occupational safety (OS) within the context of modern production challenges and regulatory legal framing. Accumulates core methods for managing the comprehensive system protecting the life and health of workers effectively.
How to Manage Risks in Maintenance Planning
As part of changing the approaches to repair work planning, the practice of ranking them into three risk categories based on company historical data and industry experience was introduced. This allowed for changes to control processes and a priority focus on the preparation and execution of the most high-risk types of work. As a result, occupational health and safety services and industrial safety services are informed of all planned work, and preventive inspections are conducted taking into acc...
Safe Movement or #SafeStep
About half of all accidents are associated with slips and trips in everyday life, on the street, and at work. To solve this problem, SIBUR developed an educational video on industrial safety requirements during movement as part of the #StepWithoutDanger program. Watching the video helps employees understand how to ensure safety and order in the workplace, care for those around them, and how to act in the event of unsafe behavior.
Using Video Analytics to Record HSE Violations and More
The article talks about practical experience in implementing a video analytics system in production to monitor the presence of workers in hazardous zones. The specifics of equipment configuration and neural network training for accurate recognition of people near operating equipment are examined. The described solution helps promptly notify responsible persons about occupational health and safety violations and can be adapted for other tasks, including monitoring the use of personal protective e...
Movie Minute
Using clips from movies and TV series in briefings and training helps evoke additional affinity among listeners toward the material being received. The article provides examples of films about safety, the development of safety culture, risk assessment, and the work of rescuers. The featured movies and TV series can be used in the educational process, as well as watched for general development and boosting one's mood.
Safety Culture (Part 3): Health Monitoring
The article examines the application of digital technologies, such as wearable bracelets for tracking workers' health metrics, video analytics, and electronic document management. The use of certified equipment in explosive environments and automated monitoring makes it possible to minimize occupational risks and eliminate the human inattention factor. The implementation of digital solutions frees up the working time of occupational health and safety specialists for the further improvement of sa...
How Not to Lose Yourself on the Path to a Safety Culture?
The article examines typical challenges in the work of an occupational health and safety specialist, including professional burnout, loss of focus due to multitasking, employee resistance, and the search for solutions. The author explains how to develop expertise without chasing vertical growth, apply ready-made tools from other companies, and not hesitate to ask for help. The material shows how sharing experience and support from colleagues help cope with difficult challenges and not lose onese...
Gamification as a Method for HSE Training
The article examines the use of game elements in occupational health and safety training — from theoretical foundations and improving safety culture to practical sessions. The implementation of points, experience points, or competitions increases employee motivation and engagement, as well as helps develop problem-solving skills based on real-life situations. At the same time, the author analyzes possible difficulties of the method, such as the labor-intensive development and evaluation of resul...
5S and HSE
The 5S workplace organization methodology helps to increase work efficiency, improve safety, and reduce costs without significant investments at any enterprise. It allows eliminating sources of hazard and fire, improving ergonomics, and reducing the risk of worker injury. The system can be adapted not only for physical production processes, but also for managing occupational risks and improving working conditions.
Directions for the Economic Optimization of HSE Processes
The article is dedicated to the economic optimization of occupational health and safety processes by comparing the effectiveness of measures with the volume of investments and accounting for invisible indirect expenses. The material examines the features of key optimization areas, including team development, investments in innovation, automation, and attracting consulting. This will help evaluate the efficiency focus of each approach and select a solution matching the company's priorities in ter...
HSE DIRECT LINE!
To create an effective communication system in the field of industrial safety, the enterprise implemented the ability to ask questions to the occupational health and safety service using a QR code from any device. Requests are processed confidentially, and the response is received by employees of the enterprise and contracting organizations within one working day. The tool allows quickly obtaining undistorted information from the primary source, timely eliminating workplace hazards, and increasi...
Conducting Effective Online Meetings
The article examines the algorithm for conducting online meetings, relevant, among other things, for the field of occupational health and safety management when organizing briefings or investigation commissions. The material analyzes in detail the stages of preparation, technical equipment, and discussion management, as well as techniques for ethical communication with participants. Compliance with these rules allows for effectively building remote interaction, maintaining audience attention, an...
The HSE Cost Iceberg
The concept of the "cost iceberg" in occupational health and safety allows evaluating not only visible direct safety expenses, but also hidden indirect costs, such as fines, downtime, and damage. Proper forecasting of all cost elements helps find a balance between the implemented measures and their economic benefits. This tool serves for the efficient use of resources, risk management, and ensuring the overall economic efficiency of the enterprise.